Ranma 1/2: Wild Horse and his Demonic Doll
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Chapter 2: "Learnin' Magic!"
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"Ranma" - Speaking.
'Tails-chan' - Thoughts.
Fira/"Fira"/'Fira' - Technique, Spell, Psychic Technique, etc.
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We see Tails Doll watch as Ranma trains in martial arts by his father Genma. Currently, Ranma has finished various katas and is tired with sweat rolling down his head and panting. "Alright boy, we're done for now." Genma said, as they get into the tent with Ranma carrying his demonic-like/creepy Doll inside.
As his father rests in, Tails Doll was deep in thought. 'I wonder, could Ranma possibly be able to?' Tails Doll thinking as he looks up at Ranma's face, telepathically telling Ranma to 'Halt'. Ranma looks down on his friend as they say down on the ground beneath the setting sun.
"Ranma, I would like to see something first. Stay still." Tails Doll spoke as he levitates towards him and extends his arm towards his forehead, as if searching for something within. He pulls his arm from the boy, looking at him and begins to speak. "Ranma, it would seem that you have are great potential in not just martial arts, but also in other forms of ability" said Tails Doll. "What do ya mean Tails Doll?" Ranma asked. "What I mean is you have potential to possibly be able to use and practice magic and psychic powers and abilities, as well as Ki." The doll answered.
"You mean like pull out rabbits from hats right?" The boy asked again. "No, nothing like that Ranma. I mean as in the supernatural abilities that some people of your kind could use, it is basically like superpowers." Explained Tails Doll. "Oh" Ranma said Ranma, understanding somewhat. "Ranma I'm offering this to you. Do wish to learn magic?" Tails Doll offered. Ranma thinks about it hard and after a few minutes, answers his friend. "Yeah, I wanna learn!" Said Ranma excited. Tails Doll gazes at the boy, forming a grin. "I see, I'll teach the overall basics tomorrow." With that they both went inside the tent for a night's sleep.
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~Daytime, afternoon~
After the usual martial arts training, Ranma picks up Tails Doll as they soon go out somewhere private. They end up near a grassless field of rocks, and so begins. "Now Ranma, before we begin. You need to first learn something about magic you must know." Said the doll, floating. "Waddya mean?" asked the boy. "Well, you see Ranma there different types/schools of magic, the following being: Light, Dark, Blue, Anima and its Black and White, etc. The one I will teach you is Anima magic, both its Black and White classes, starting with the black class." Tails Doll Explained. "What's that?" Ranma asked, as Tails Doll begins "You see Ranma, Black Anima Magic or just Black Magic is one of two halves of the Anima class of magic. It focuses more on casting and manipulating the force of the spell, a Spell is basically the technique or move in magic. It is usually used in battle like in martial arts, but can be used for other tasks outside of battle. In order to use magic, you need Mana, Mana is an a form of energy that is the key source to using magic, most people have very little Mana energy, however there exceptions such as yourself." Tails Doll said to Ranma, as the young martial artist listens attentively to his friend, as the doll continues. "For you Ranma, I will teach you the overall basics of it, starting with tapping into your Mana. Just try to focus, search deep within you, and try to grab it." Tails Doll instructed him.
Ranma stood up, closed his eyes and began to focus, reaching out inside looking for his Mana. Struggling a bit, he found something within himself and tried to mentally grab hold it. After a few seconds, Ranma went wide-eyed, looking down as his hands start to glow with a hint of blue. Tails Doll just float a couple of centimeters above ground as he smirked, knowing he expected the boy to tap into his Mana rather quickly than most children would. Fueling with excitement the boy turn his attention towards his friend, grinning as he spoke. "Hey, Tails-chan look, I did it!" Ranma spoke excitedly at the doll. "Excellent Ranma. Now the Black Anima spell I'm going to teach you is the "Fire spell". Try to imagine a flame of fire, add some Mana energy into your palm and try to manifest it. Just try it." The doll instructed.
Ranma closed his eyes, imagining a flame and directing his Mana to his right hand. After a minute, nothing happened. He tried again, still nothing. Ranma tries one last time, harder. After a few seconds, a small lit flame form, then suddenly grew to the size of Ranma own palm. Ranma opened his eyes staring in awe at the flame his right hand form. "Now, try hitting it at that rock over there, just imagine either throwing it or shooting it like a gun is to a bullet." Said Tails Doll, pointing at the rock a meter away.
Ranma aims his right palm at the rock, and with one mental command in his mind, he shot the flame directly at the rock coming into contact, destroying it as pieces of rubble are blown away. "Ah yeah! That was so cool!" The shouted in accomplish of what he did, Tails Doll simply smile at the boy proud and happy, as he started jumping in joy.
"Good work Ranma, although you should first try to master that spell first before you use the high magic spells." Said Tails Doll. "Sure thing Tails-chan!" Ranma Nodded.
They spent the rest of the afternoon learning and practicing as Ranmas magic grew very well as he just finish mastering the "Fire (III)" spell. "Well, Ranma I'm impressed of your progress, seeing as you mastered the third level/form of the "Fire" spell in a matter of one day. Pretty, soon you'll be able to use the "Fira" spell, but for now we rest." The doll said.
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"Ok Tails-chan!" Ranma said as they went back to the tent. As they got there, they see Genma nearby cooking dinner at the campfire as the older man began to speak. "Boy where have you been?" His father asked him, not bothering to glance him. Before the boy answered, he heard his friend mentally talk to him.
'Don't tell him, just tell him you were training in your martial arts' the doll spoke telepathically to him. "I just practiced my martial arts pops." Ranma answered. Genma glanced at his son, ending with a "Uh huh", as he went back to fixing dinner.
Dinner went on normal and they went into the tent for rest. His father fast asleep, as he looked up, lying next to his friend. The boy began to ask his doll, 'Tails-chan, are you awake?' The boy asked mentally. 'What is it Ranma?' Tails Doll responded. 'Why did you make me lie to Pops?' Ranma asked.
Tails Doll began to answer his question. 'Because he wouldn't believe you, and if he did then he would've tried to take advantage of in some way'. 'Whaddya mean?' the boy asked. 'Ramma, your father from what I've learn from, is a greedy, drunken, glutton of a father. He plans to marry you to one of his old friend's children to reunite the their two schools, as they made this agreement before you were even born, however he's doing this so as to secure a comfortable life of retirement as you work off the labor for him without realizing it. Not only that your father made you and your mother sign a sepukku pledge stating that if you don't become "A man among men", then you, him and your mother will commit honored suicide.' Tails Doll said.
The young boy began to feel angry and scared as he looked at the sleeping form of his father with some disgust and shame. 'But don't worry, I'll try to fix the mistakes your father has made in time, but for now we must rest' Tails Doll said to him.
Ranma still taking in all the information, nodded with a simple "ok". The boys closes his eye, saying "Goodnight, Tails-chan." Before drifting to sleep. "Goodnight to you too, Ranma", He spoke as he turned limped next to the boy, before resting as well.
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End of Chapter 2
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~12:18 AM~
Tails Doll float outside the tent as he thought to himself. 'Who am I?' as it cuts to an image of a blurry figure that looked human in shape with what appeared to be a woman with long hair in obscure and black vision.